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Countess meets Colombian refugees in Ecuador
3 Nov 2008 Mexican-born philanthropist and model Genoveva Casanova y González ends visit to Ecuador aimed at raising awareness about Colombian refugees. -
Colombian tribespeople flee to Amazon town for safety
17 Oct 2008 The arrival of displaced Baro people in a southern Colombian town raises fears that conflict has arrived in the remote region and highlights problems about ID. -
New UNHCR initiative grows out of Colombian swamp village project
26 Sep 2008 UNHCR and local officials help improve living conditions for a community of displaced people living in a mangrove swamp in south-west Colombia. -
Riverboat brings medical care to Ecuador's isolated refugee communities
2 Sep 2008 A new floating health service brings urgently needed care to locals and Colombian refugees in Ecuadorean settlements on the San Miguel River. -
On the starting line: Colombia launches Run for Life campaign
28 Jul 2008 A new interactive web game on displacement in Colombia, seeks to give participants a sense of what it means to be forced from home and to get the public, and private sector, more involved in addressing the issue. -
Report highlights humanitarian concerns in Colombia's Putumayo region
14 Jul 2008 A report by international and local NGOs points to continuing humanitarian problems in southern Colombia's border region of Putumayo. -
UNHCR, Ecuador and partners discuss plan for action for refugees
10 Jul 2008 UNHCR and Ecuador launch a consultation process aimed at drawing up a plan of action for tens of thousands of refugees in Ecuador over the next two years. -
Ecuador opens first refugee office along border with Colombia
24 Jun 2008 Ecuador opens a refugee office in the border province of Sucumbíos, the first state-run facility of its kind to be established outside Quito. -
UNHCR opens information centre for Colombians on Ecuador border
26 May 2008 UNHCR opens an information centre on a key border crossing point to inform Colombian refugees and migrants about their rights in Ecuador.